EDGE

UW/EDGE Course Descriptions

Note: Courses listed may not be offered every year.

Departments:

Aeronautics & Astronautics

AA 462 Rocket Propulsion (3)
Physical and performance characteristics of rocket propulsion devices. Mission requirements, chemical rockets, arcjets, electrostatic and electromagnetic thruster.

AA 501 Physical Gasdynamics I (3)
Equilibrium kinetic theory; chemical thermodynamics; thermodynamic properties derived from quantum statistical mechanics; reacting gas mixtures; applications to real gas flows and gas dynamics. Offered: odd years; A.

AA 504 Fluid Mechanics (3)
Review of thermodynamics; vectors and dyads. Derivation of the Navier-Stokes equations, stream functions and potential functions; integrals of the equations of motion. Boundary conditions and discontinuity surfaces in fluids. Exact solutions. Dimensional analysis. Vorticity dynamics. Highly viscous flows. Rotational flows. Offered: A.

AA 505 Fluid Mechanics of Inviscid Flow I (3)
Ideal incompressible flow; potential and stream functions. Airfoil theory and lifting line theory. Introduction to nonsteady flow; sound waves and surface waves; special topics. Offered: even years; W.

AA 506 Vortex-Dominated Flows (3)
Vorticity equation. Baroclinic torque. Solenoidality. Biot-Savart's formula. Viscous diffusion of vorticity. Burger vortex. System of vortices. Kelvin-Helmholtz instability. Effects of density, shear and surface tension on instability. Stratified flows. Internal waves. Swirling flows. Prerequisite: A A 505. Offered: even years; Sp.

AA 507 Aerodynamics of Viscous Fluids I (3)
Introduction to viscous flow; exact solutions of the laminar equations of motion; approximate equations. Exact solutions for laminar boundary-layer equations. Approximate methods for compressible laminar boundary layers. Offered: odd years; W.

AA 510 Mathematical Foundations of Systems Theory (4)
Mathematical foundations for system theory presented from an engineering viewpoint. Includes set theory; functions, inverse functions; metric spaces; finite dimensional linear spaces; linear operators on finite dimensional spaces; projections on Hilbert spaces. Applications to engineering systems stressed. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with CHEM E 510/EE 510/ME 510; A.

AA 516 Stability and Control of Flight Vehicles (3)
Static and dynamic stability and control of flight vehicles in the atmosphere. Determination of stability derivatives. Effects of stability derivatives on flight characteristics. Flight dynamic model. Responses to control inputs and external disturbances. Handling qualities. Control system components, sensor characteristics. Stability augmentation systems. Offered: W.

AA 518 Automatic Control of Flight Vehicles (3)
Specifications of flight vehicle performance. Synthesis of stability augmentation systems and autopilot control laws in the frequency-domain and using multivariable control methods. Reduced-order controller synthesis, digital design, and implementation. Use of computer-aided control design packages. Prerequisite: A A 516 and A A 548. Offered: odd years; Sp.

AA 524 Aircraft Engine Noise (3)
Description and measurement of noise, power spectra. Elementary duct acoustics, rotor-stator interaction, effect of designblade loading. Turbine noise, core noise, acoustic linings. Jet noise, Lighthill theory, scaling laws. Offered: odd

AA 525 Aerothermodynamics of Aircraft Engines Components (3)
Estimation of component performances. Inlets and nozzles. Aerodynamics of turbines and compressors. Radial equilibrium theory, through-flow theory. Offered: even years; W.

AA 527 Energy Conversion I (3)
Energy resources. Heat generation by combustion, solar collection. Analysis of power systems for space and advanced commercial power generation. High-temperature cycles. Offered: even years; A.

AA 528 Energy Conversion II (3)
Heat exchangers, energy storage. Direct conversion of heat to electricity. Electrochemical processes. Recommended: A A 527. Offered: odd years; W.

AA 529 Space Propulsion (3)
Nucleonics, and heat transfer of nuclear-heated rockets. Electrothermal, electromagnetic, and electrostatic thrusters. Power/propulsion systems. Prerequisite: permission. Offered: odd years; Sp.

AA 530 Mechanics of Solids (3)
General concepts and theory of solid mechanics. Large deformations. Behavior of elastic, viscoelastic, and plastic solids. Linear theory of elasticity and thermoelasticity. Wave propagation in solids. Offered: A.

AA 531 Structural Reliability and Damage (3)
Theory of plasticity, yield surfaces, flow rules, limit theorems. Concepts of failure and fatigue in aerospace structures, residual strength, cumulative damage, probability aspects and case histories. Prerequisite: A A 530 or equivalent or permission of instructor. Offered: odd years; W.

AA 532 Mechanics of Composite Materials (3)
Analyses and design of composite materials for aerospace structures. Micromechanics. Anisotropic elasticity. Laminated plate theory. Thermo-viscoelastic behavior and fracture of composites. Prerequisite: A A 530 or permission of instructor. Offered: odd years; Sp.

AA 540 Finite Element Analysis I (3)
Formulation of the finite element method using variational and weighted residual methods. Element types and interpolation functions. Application to elasticity problems, thermal conduction, and other problems of engineering and physics. Offered: W.

AA 541 Finite Element Analysis II (3)
Advanced concepts of the finite element method. Hybrid and boundary element methods. Nonlinear, eigenvalue, and time-dependent problems. Prerequisite: A A 540 or permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.

AA 543 Computational Fluid Dynamics I (3)
Numerical approximation of the inviscid compressible equations of fluid dynamics. Analysis of numerical accuracy, stability, and efficiency. Use of explicit, implicit, and flux split methods. Discussion of splitting, approximate factorization, discrete point, and finite volume approaches. Applications to the solution of simple hyperbolic systems of equations and the Euler equations. Offered: W.

AA 544 Computational Fluid Dynamics II (3)
Numerical approximation of equations of compressible viscous flow. Mesh requirements for resolving viscous effects in high Reynolds number flows. Analysis of numerical accuracy, stability, and efficiency. Use of explicit and implicit methods, boundary condition procedures. Applications to solution of the Navier-Stokes equations. Prerequisite: AA 543 or permission of instructor. Offered: odd years; Sp.

AA 547 Linear Systems Theory (3)
Transfer-function and state-space description. Solution of the state equation; state transition matrix. Controllability and observability. Zeros and poles of multivariable systems; the Smith-McMillan form. Systems norms. Systems invertibility. State feedback. Outback feedback with observers. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with EE 584/ME 575 A.

AA 548 Linear Multivariable Control (3)
Single loop feedback control theory; poles, zeros, Nyquist stability, performance, robustness of multivariable systems; multivariable control synthesis: Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian methods, loop transfer recovery, Youla parameterization, H-infinity techniques, parameter optimization design. Prerequisite: EE 584 or ME 575; EE 446 or AA 448 or ME 471 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with EE 548/ME 548; W.

AA 549 Estimation and System Identification (3)
Review of system models, model structure, model parameterization; review of stochastic processes; state estimation: observers, the Kalman-Bucy filter, numerical issues in filter design and implementation; system identification: linear regression, least squares, maximum likelihood, instrumental variable techniques. Prerequisite: EE 505 or AMATH 506 or STAT 506; recommended: AA/EE/ME 548. Offered: jointly with EE 549/ME 549; Sp.

AA 550 Nonlinear Optimal Control (3)
Calculus of variations for dynamical systems, definition of the dynamic optimization problem, constraints and Lagrange multipliers, the Pontryagin Maximum Principle, necessary conditions for optimality, the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, singular arc problems, computational techniques for solution of the necessary conditions. Prerequisite: graduate standing; recommended: AA 548 or EE 548. Offered: jointly with EE 550/ME 550; odd years; A.

AA 553 Vibrations of Aerospace Systems (3)
Continuous and discrete systems, natural frequencies, and modal analysis; forced vibrations and motion-dependent forces. Structural damping; control augmented structures. Measurements for structural dynamic testing. Prerequisite: AA 571 or equivalent. Offered: odd years; Sp.

AA 554 Aeroelasticity (3)
Static and dynamic aeroelasticity, unsteady aerodynamics, aeroservoelastic modeling, and active control. Offered: even years; Sp

AA 571 Principles of Dynamics I (3)
Systems of particles, rotating axes, rigid-body dynamics; calculus of variations. Lagrangian mechanics. Hamilton's principle. Kane's equations. Periodic and quasiperiodic motion. Stability of dynamical systems. Offered: A.

A A 575 Continuum Mechanics (3)
General foundations of the fundamental concepts of motion, stress, energy, and electromagnetism for a continuum. General equations of conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. Linear and nonlinear elastic, viscous, and inelastic materials. Offered: jointly with CEE 508; even years; W.

AA 578 Optimization in System Sciences (3)
Covers convex sets, separation theorems, theorem of alternatives and their applications, convex analysis, convex functions, conjugation, subgradients, convex optimization, duality and applications, linear and semi-definite programming. Linear matrix inequalities, optimization algorithms, applications in system theory and control, bilinear, rank minimization, optimization software. Recommended: AA/ME/EE 547. Offered: jointly with EE/ME 578; W.

AA 581 Digital Control I (3)
Discrete-time and sampled-data systems, difference equations, and z-transform. Frequency response. Nyquist stability criterion. Gain and phase margins. Limitations of sampling. Sample rate selection. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus and by loop shaping. Prerequisite: M E 471 or equivalent; recommended: M E 575 or equivalent. E E 581/M E 581; W.

AA 582 Introduction to Discrete Event Systems (3)
Modeling DES with automata and Petri nets. Languages. State estimation and diagnostics. Control specifications. Feedback control. Dealing with uncontrollability and unobservability. Dealing with blocking. Timed automata and Petri nets. Prerequisite: AA 447/EE 447/ ME 471. Offered: jointly with EE 582/ME 582; even years; Sp.

AA 583 Nonlinear Control Systems (3)
Analysis of nonlinear systems and nonlinear control system design. Phase plane analysis. Lyapunov stability analysis. Describing functions. Feedback linearization. Introduction to variable structure control. Prerequisite: AA/EE 447/ME 471. Offered: jointly with EE/ME 583; odd years; SP.

AA 585 System Identification and Adaptive Control (3)
Theory and methods of system identification and adaptive control. Identification of linear-in-parameter systems, using recursive LS and extended LS methods; model order selection. Indirect and direct adaptive control. Controller synthesis, transient and stability properties. Prerequisite: either EE 505 or AMATH 506 or STAT 506; EE 548/AA 548/ME 548. Offered: jointly with ME 585/EE 585.

AA 591 Robotics & Control Systems Colloquium (1, max. 3)
Colloquium on current topics in robotics and control systems analysis and design. Topics presented by invited speakers as well as on-campus speakers. Emphasis on the cross-disciplinary nature of robotics and control systems. Offered: jointly with CHEM E/E E/M E 591; AWSp.

AA 593 Feed Forward Control (3)
Design feedforward controllers for precision output tracking; inversion-based control of non-minimum-phase systems; effect of plant uncertainty on feedforward control; design of feedforward controllers for applications such as vertical take off and landing aircraft, flexible structures and piezo-actuators. Prerequisite: ME 547. Offered: jointly with EE/ME 593.

AA 594 Robust Control (3)
Basic foundations of linear analysis and control theory, model realization and reduction, balanced realization and truncation, stabilization problem, coprime factorizations, Youla parameterization, matrix inequalities, H-infinity and H2 control, KYP lemma, uncertain systems, robust H2, integral quadratic constraints, linear parameter varying synthesis, applications of robust control. Offered: jointly with E E/M E 594; odd years; W.

AA 599 Introduction to Structural Optimization (3)
Course Description

AA 599 Networked Dynamic Systems (3)
A networked dynamic system is a set of dynamical units that interact over an information exchange network for its coordinated operation and behavior. Such systems are ubiquitous in diverse areas of social and natural sciences and engineering, including multiple space, air, land, and underwater vehicles, energy systems, sociology, economics, and biology. Currently, there is an active research effort underway in control and systems community to formalize these systems and lay out a foundation for their analysis and control synthesis. This course provides an overview of graph-theoretic techniques that have proven useful for studying networked systems. Specifically, we will look at the following topics:

  1. network models (graphs, random graphs, random geometric graphs, state-dependent graphs, switching networks)
  2. network properties (some useful combinatorial and algebraic properties of graphs)
  3. dynamics over networks- theory and some applications, including the agreement protocol and its various extensions
  4. formation control, and 5) system theory over networks.
Other topics that will be covered--depending on the time availability--include: advanced algebraic methods in graph theory, biological networks (guest lectures), network controllability and observability, and games over networks.

AA 599C "Optimization and Systems Sciences" (3)
This course provides a survey on the applications of optimization theory to problems in systems and control. We will start with an overview of the central topics and problems in optimization theory and gradually build a rigorous framework to pose, analyze, and solve a wide array of the problems in system theory. The topics in optimization to be covered include linear and nonlinear programming, linear and bilinear matrix inequalities, semi-definite programming, and interior point methods. Applications that will be discussed in the course will include stability and robustness analysis of dynamic systems, robust and optimal control synthesis, and problems in combinatorial optimization.

AA 599 D "Manifolds and Geometry for Systems and Control" (3)
This course provides an introduction to the fundamentals of calculus on manifolds and group theory focusing on applications in robotics and control theory. We will begin with an overview of the use of differential geometry in control theory relative to other techniques and build a rigorous foundation from which current literature can be understood. Topics to be covered include: manifolds, tangent spaces and bundles, Lie algebras, groups and semi-groups, and coordinate versus coordinate-free representations. Applications that will be addressed are modeling of mechanical systems, potential fields, nonholonomic systems, and self-assembling systems.

Applied Mathematics

AMATH 401 Vector Calculus and Complex Variables (4)
Emphasis on acquisition of solution techniques; ideas illustrated with specific example problems arising in science and engineering. Applications of vector differential calculus, complex variables. Line-surface integrals; integral theorems; Taylor and Laurent series, contour integration. Prerequisite: MATH 205; MATH 324 and AMATH 351 or MATH 307 or permission of instructor.

AMATH 402 Methods for Ordinary Differential Equations (4)
Applications of ordinary differential equations; review of elementary concepts for first and second order equations; power series and Frobenius solutions. Laplace transforms; systems of differential equations, eigenvalues. Prerequisite: MATH 205; MATH 324 and AMATH 351 or MATH 307 or permission of instructor.

AMATH 403 Methods for Partial Differential Equations (4)
Applications of partial differential equations; linear and quasilinear first order equations, characteristics; classification of linear second order equations; basic solution techniques for parabolic, elliptic, and hyperbolic equations; Green's functions and integral methods. Prerequisite: 402 or permission of instructor.

AMATH 581 Scientific Computing (5)
Project-oriented computational approach to solving problems arising in the physical/engineering sciences, finance/economics, medical, social and biological sciences. Problems requiring use of advanced MATLAB routines and toolboxes. Covers graphical techniques for data presentation and communication of scientific results. Prerequisite: Proficiency in basic MATLAB or AMATH 301, or permission of instructor.

AMATH 584 Applied Linear Algebra and Introductory Numerical Methods (5)
Numerical methods for solving linear systems of equations, linear least squares problems, matrix eigen value problems, nonlinear systems of equations, interpolation, quadrature, and initial value ordinary differential equations. Offered: A.

Bioengineering

BIOEN 599 Bioengineering Department Seminar
A series of bioengineering seminars covering the rapidly expanding research frontiers in various bioengineering areas including distributed diagnosis and home healthcare, engineered biomaterials, molecular bioengineering and nanotechnology, medical imaging and image-guided therapy, computational bioengineering, technology entrepreneurship, and their application in medicine will be presented. The speakers of the seminars will be faculty members, researchers and graduate students from the University of Washington, industry, and other academic institions. Detailed topics will be announced weekly.

Civil & Environmental Engineering

CEE 501 Structural Mechanics (6)
Equations of a continuum for small displacements, applications to linear elasticity. Kirchoff plate theory, problems in advanced strength of materials. Virtual work, minimum potential energy, force and displacement methods of structural analysis. Direct stiffness method. Approximate solutions, geometric stiffness matrix. Linearized buckling. Offered: A.

Chemical Engineering

CHEM E 345 Introduction to Fuel Cells (3)
Overview of fuel cells, fuel cell efficiency, types of fuel cells, applications of fuel cells, and fuels for fuel cells. Intended for students in science and engineering and fuel cell professionals desiring a technical knowledge of duel cells. Prerequisite: CHEM 162; PHYS 122; recommended: CHEM E 260. Offered: A.

CHEM E 445 Fuel Cell Engineering (3)
Introduction to electrochemical fuel cells for use in transportation and stationary power applications. Topics covered include types of fuel cells, single cell operation, stack engineering, overall system design, and safety, with emphasis on proton exchange membrane and solid oxide fuel cells. Prerequisite: CHEM E 330.

CHEM E 446 Fundamentals of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (3) Adler
Prepares students with a broad technical knowledge of solid oxide fuel cells, including scientific principles, materials properties and fabrication, design and manufacture, process engineering, economics. Technical focus targeting science and engineering students, or professionals seeking broad technical knowledge. Prerequisite: CHEM 162; PHYS 122; recommended: CHEM E 340. Offered: W.

Electrical Engineering

EE 502 Introduction to Microelectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (4)
Theoretical and practical aspects in design, analysis, and fabrication of MEMS devices. Fabrication processes, including bulk and surface micromachining. MEMS design and layout. MEMS CAD tools. Mechanical and electrical design. Applications such as micro sensors and actuators, or chemical and thermal transducers, recent advances. Offered jointly with M E 504. See full course description.

Industrial Engineering

IND E 518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing & Management (1)
Current topics and advances made in manufacturing and management. Topics presented by invited speakers from academia and industry. Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of manufacturing and management Offered: jointly with M E 518 AWSp.

IND E 521 Quality Control in Manufacturing (3)
Design of quality control systems in manufacturing. Use of advanced statistical process controls, sampling inspection techniques, process capability, and other statistical tools. Also included are vendor sourcing and control tools, methods for establishing specifications and tolerances, quality function deployment, and other quality control techniques. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

IND E 524 Robust Design and Quality Engineering (3)
Introduction to robust design and quality engineering. Applications of design of experiments for product and process design optimization. Experimental design using orthogonal arrays and linear graphs. System models using Chebyshev's orthogonal polynomials. Robustness in design and quality improvement for complex systems including Taguchi methods for quality engineering. Prerequisite: IND E 316 or equivalent.

IND E 526 Reliability in Product Design and Testing (3)
Product assurance including reliability and quality engineering. Reliability design, measurement, and optimization. Advanced topics in probabilistic design. Design of reliability test plans and analysis of test data. Design of reliability programs and their management. Prerequisite: graduate standing.

IND E 533 Computational Methods in Design and Manufacturing (3)
Sampling size and accuracy: uniform, random, and Hammersley. Approximation of curves and surfaces. Optimization: minima and maxima. Search and gradient techniques. Line integral for geodesic and optimal path.

Materials Science & Engineering

MSE 485 Introduction to Electronic Packaging and Materials (3)
The governing equations of transport phenomena: mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic behavior, thermomechanical and electromagnetic properties of packaging materials, electromagnetic characteristics of circuit and transmission lines, thermal management and reliability analysis of packaging, interconnect and material processing technology. Prerequisite: MSE 170. Offered: jointly with M E 485; W.

MSE 504 Introduction to Microelectro Mechanical Systems (4)
Theoretical and practical aspects in design, analysis, and fabrication of MEMS devices. Fabrication processes, including bulk and surface micromachining. MEMS design and layout. MEMS CAD tools. Mechanical and electrical design. Applications such as micro sensors and actuators, or chemical and thermal transducers, recent advances. Offered: jointly with E E 502/M E 504; A.

MSE 541 Defects in Materials (3)
Detailed study of the general properties and effects of point, line, and planar defects in crystalline solids. Prerequisite: MSE 314, MSE 316, or equivalent. Offered: W.

MSE 462 Mechanical Behavior of Materials II(3)
Influence of structure on the mechanical properties of materials. Stress-strain tensors and response of materials to multiaxial loads, Effect of symmetry on elastic properties; spring dashpot analogs for viscoelasticity; strengthening mechanisms and continuum plasticity; failure probability and toughening mechanisms; creep, fatigue and stress corrosion cracking. Prerequisite: MSE 362. Offered: W.

MSE 563 Advanced Composites: Design & Manufacturing (3)
Manufacturing and processing techniques of metal-, polymer-, and ceramic-matrix composites; design considerations related to manufacturing techniques; non-destructive testing of composite structures. Fiber-matrix interfacial features and interactions. Interfacial thermodynamics applied to selection of fiber-matrix combinations. Prerequisite: MSE 423 or M E 450 or equivalent by permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with ME 563; Sp.

Mechanical Engineering

ME 403 Material-Removal Processes (3)
Cutting and noncutting processes for material removal in the shaping of manufactured products. Study of forces and of power consumption and relative costs in the various processes. Prerequisite: M E 304 which may be taken concurrently. Offered: A.

ME 406 Corrosion and Surface Treatment of Materials (3)
Corrosion fundamentals and forms (galvanic, crevice, pitting, stress corrosion, erosion, hydrogen and leaching). Principles of design, materials selection, cathodic protection and surface treatments (coatings, carburizing, nitriding and plating) applied to reduce corrosion. Failure analysis applied to case studies. Offered: W.

ME 450 Introduction to Composite Materials & Design (3)
Stress and strain analysis of continuous fiber composite materials. Orthotropic elasticity, lamination theory, failure criterion, and design philosophies, as applied to structural polymeric composites. recommended: MSE 423. Offered: W.

ME 478 Finite Element Analysis (4)
Development of theory and concepts of finite element analysis. Applications in all areas of mechanical engineering, including mechanics of solids, heat transfer, and design of dynamical systems. Weekly computer exercises. Prerequisite: M E 123; M E 374; either MATH 308 or AMATH 352.

ME 485 Introduction to Electronic Packaging and Materials (3)
The governing equations of transport phenomena: mechanical, thermal, and electromagnetic behavior, thermomechanical and electromagnetic properties of packaging materials, electromagnetic characteristics of circuit and transmission lines, thermal management and reliability analysis of packaging, interconnect and material processing technology. Prerequisite: MSE 170. Offered: jointly with MSE 485; W.

ME 501 Modern Manufacturing Processes (3)
General survey and introduction to modern manufacturing engineering processes. Fundamental principles and practices of modern manufacturing processes. Case studies and exercises relating the course material directly to modern industrial practice. Offered: A.

ME 504 Introduction to Microelectro Mechanical Systems (MEMS) (4)
Theoretical and practical aspects in design, analysis, and fabrication of MEMS devices. Fabrication processes, including bulk and surface micromachining. MEMS design and layout. MEMS CAD tools. Mechanical and electrical design. Applications such as micro sensors and actuators, or chemical and thermal transducers, recent advances. Offered jointly with E E 502. See full course description.

ME 505 Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3)
Design and analysis of advanced manufacturing systems from a strategic as well as technological perspective. Focus on information generation, management, and coordination aspects of complex manufacturing organizations. Examination of system integration alternatives and consequences for relationships with customers and suppliers. Offered: jointly with IND E 531; W.

ME 518 Seminars on Advances in Manufacturing & Management (1)
Current topics and advances made in manufacturing and management. Topics presented by invited speakers from academia and industry. Emphasis on the multidisciplinary nature of manufacturing and management Offered: jointly with IND E 518 AWSp.

ME 521 Thermodynamics (3) Kramlich
Fundamental concepts of temperature, thermodynamic properties, and systems. The first, second, and combined laws. Development of the relations of classical thermodynamics. Introduction to statistical thermodynamics. Prerequisite: M E 323 and graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: W.

ME 524 Combustion (3)
Chemical and physical processes of combustion with applications to design of combustors, fuel selection, and consideration of environmental effects. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: odd years; Sp.

ME 525 Acoustics in Engineering I(3)
Acoustic wave transmission, reflection, refraction, and diffraction. Review of continuum mechanics and examples from electromechanical systems. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical or electrical engineering, or permission of instructor. Extended Description

ME 530 Heat Conduction and Radiation (3)
Heat conduction advanced fundamentals, emphasizing microscale applications. Radiative transfer for transparent and for absorbing and scattering media, emphasizing combustion, biomedical, and atmospheric/oceanic environmental applications. Forward and inverse problems for both conduction and radiation. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: W.

ME 531 Conduction Heat Transfer (3)
Analysis of steady-state and transient heat conduction in single- and multidimensional systems by mathematical, graphical, numerical, and analogical methods. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor.

ME 532 Convective Heat Transfer(3)
Introduction to fluid flow and boundary-layer theory as applicable to forced- and natural-convection heat transfer. Condensation and boiling heat transfer. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor.

ME 533 Fluid Mechanics (3)
Basic conservation laws and kinematics of fluid flow constitutive relationships, Newtonian fluids, dimensional analysis, vorticity dynamics, inviscid flows, applications.

ME 535 Computational Techniques in Mechanical Engineering (3)
Advanced heat transfer studies of interest to mechanical engineers. Subject coverage varies from year to year. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Offered: Sp.

ME 541 Fatigue of Materials (3)
Macro and micro aspects of fatigue of metals and fatigue mechanisms. Analytical methods for fatigue and life assessment in advanced materials. Offered: W.

ME 537 Topics in Fluid Mechanics (3)
Selected fluid mechanics relevant to current advances in research and application. Topics selected vary with faculty and student interest, but have included flow stability, special topics in turbulence, and turbulent reacting flows. Offered: by request only.

ME 548 Linear Multivariable Control (3)
Single loop feedback control theory; poles, zeros, Nyquist stability, performance, robustness of multivariable systems; multivariable control synthesis: Linear-Quadratic-Gaussian methods, loop transfer recovery, Youla parametrization, H-infinity techniques, parameter optimization design. Prerequisite: EE 584 or ME 575; EE 446 or AA 448 or ME 471 or equivalent. Offered: jointly with AA 548/EE 548; W.

ME 549 Estimation and System Identification (3)
Review of system models, model structure, model parametrization; review of stochastic processes; state estimation: observers, the Kalman-Bucy filter, numerical issues in filter design and implementation; system identification: linear regression, least squares, maximum likelihood, instrumental variable techniques. Prerequisite: EE 505 or AMATH 506 or STAT 506 recommended: 548 or EE 548. Offered: jointly with AA 549/EE 549; Sp.

ME 550 Nonlinear Optimal Control (3)
Calculus of variations for dynamical systems, definition of the dynamic optimization problem, constraints and Lagrange multipliers, the Pontryagin Maximum Principle, necessary conditions for optimality, the Hamilton-Jacobi-Bellman equation, singular arc problems, computational techniques for solution of the necessary conditions. Prerequisite: graduate standing; recommended: AA 548 or EE 548. Offered: jointly with AA 550/EE 550; odd years.

ME 551 Elasticity I: Elastostatics (3)
Elastostatics, including general formulations of 2D and 3D elastostatic problems (stress function method, complex variable method, displacement potential method). Eth Eshelby's method is emphasized and used to solve 2D and 3D problems with special application to composite materials. Offered: A.

ME 552 Elasticity II: Viscoelasticity and Elastodynamics (3) Taya
Elastodynamics includes wave propagation in linear elastic and linear viscoelastic solids where solids are monolithic materials, composite materials. Viscoelasticity part includes the stress-strain equations in terms of convolution integral, Fourier transform and Laplace transform modes. Simple and fundamental problems are solved by several techniques as demonstration. Offered: even years; Sp.

ME 553 Adhesion Mechanics (3)
Introduction to adhesive systems and test/evaluation techniques. Stress/strain analysis methods used with adhesive joints. Examples of practical applications. Prerequisite: graduate student status or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; Sp.

ME 556 Expermental Stress Analysis I (3)
Theory and practice of experimental techniques including strain gages and strain gage-based devices, thermocouples, LVDTs, and transducer design. Lecture and laboratory.

ME 557 Experimental Stress Analysis II (3)
Theory and practice of optical mechanics, including interferometric techniques (moire and holographic), geometric moir methods, and photoelasticity. Lecture and laboratory. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; W.

ME 559 Introduction to Fracture Mechanics (3)
Applications of linear fracture mechanics to failure analysis and fracture control based on actual case studies. Fracture toughness and fatigue testing techniques, crack initiation and propagation fatigue life prediction of mechanical components subjected to environmental effects. Offered: W.

ME 562 Introduction to Electronic Composites (3)
Fundamentals of microstructure-macro-property relation of electronic composites. This course covers applications (computers, laser packages, medical devices, MEMS, avionics), functions (mechanical, thermal, electromagnetic and optical), microstructure-macro-property relations, processing issues, and modeling of electronic composites. Recommended: 450 or MSE 423. Offered: jointly with MSE 562; Sp.

ME 563 Advanced Composites: Design and Manufacturing (3)
Manufacturing and processing techniques of metal-, polymer-, and ceramic-matrix composites; design considerations related to manufacturing techniques; non-destructive testing of composite structures. Fiber-matrix interfacial features and interactions. Interfacial thermodynamics applied to selection of fiber-matrix combinations. Prerequisite: M E 450 or MSE 423 or equivalent by permission of instructor. Offered: jointly with MSE 563; Sp.

ME 564 Mechanical Engineering Analysis (3)
Application of mathematical methods to the description and analysis of systems in mechanical engineering. Analogies in heat transfer, fluid flow, stress distribution, dynamics, and feedback control. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: A.

ME 565 Mechanical Engineering Analysis (3)
Applications of vectors, matrices, and partial differential equations to mechanical engineering systems, including computational techniques and analogies. Prerequisite: graduate standing in mechanical engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: W.

ME 572 Methodologies for Engineering Design: Conceptual Design (3)
Methodologies particularly useful in the conceptual or preliminary phase of a design. The design process. Impact of formulating independent functional requirements. Physical and functional coupling in design. Case studies in conceptual design of products and processes. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; Sp.

ME 573 Methodologies for Engineering Design: Probabilistic Mechanical Design (3)
Study and implementation of probabilistic methods to design. Loading, geometry, stress, stain/deflection described as random variables and compared to material properties/behavior in terms of random variables. Design, analysis, reliability, risk conducted on common structures with results compared to conventional deterministic approaches. Projects using probabilistic methods to optimize selected component designs. Offered: Sp.

ME 581 Digital Control I (3)
Discrete-time and sampled-data systems, difference equations, and z-transform. Frequency response. Nyquist stability criterion. Gain and phase margins. Limitations of sampling. Sample rate selection. Controller design via discrete-time equivalents to continuous-time controllers, by direct-digital root locus and by loop shaping. Prerequisite: M E 471 or equivalent; recommended: M E 575 or equivalent. A A/E E 581; W.

ME 582 Introduction to Discrete Event Systems (3)
Modeling DES with automata and Petri nets. Languages. State estimation and diagnostics. Control specifications. Feedback control. Dealing with uncontrollability and unobservability. Dealing with blocking. Timed automata and Petri nets. Prerequisite: A A 447/E E 447/ M E 471. Offered: jointly with A A 582/E E 582; even years; Sp.

ME 583 Nonlinear Control Systems (3)
Analysis of nonlinear systems and nonlinear control system design. Phase plane analysis. Lyapunov stability analysis. Describing functions. Feedback linearization. Introduction to variable structure control. Prerequisite: A A/E E 447/M E 471. Offered: jointly with E E/A A 583; odd years: Sp.

ME 588 Dynamics and Vibrations (3)
Variational techniques, Hamilton's principle, Lagrange's equations applied to dynamics of particles and rigid bodies. Vibration analysis of multi-degree-of-freedom and continuous systems. Prerequisite: graduate standing in engineering or permission of instructor. Offered: A.

ME 589 Vibrations (3)
Study of systems with nonlinear damping and restoring forces excited by deterministic or random inputs. Applications in measurement, testing, and design of mechanical systems. Nonlinear systems are emphasized. Prerequisite: M E 588 or permission of instructor. Offered: even years; W.

ME 591 Robotics and Controls Systems Colloquium (1, max. 3)
Colloquium on current topics in robotics and control systems analysis and design. Topics presented by invited speakers as well as on-campus speakers. Emphasis on the cross-disciplinary nature of robotics and control systems. Offered: jointly with A A/CHEM E/E E 591; AWSp.

ME 593 Feedforward Control (3)
Design feedforward controllers for precision output tracking; inversion-based control of non-minimum-phase systems; effect of plant uncertainty on feedforward control; design of feedforward controllers for applications such as vertical take off and landing aircraft, flexible structures and piezo-actuators. Prerequisite: A A 547/E E 547/M E 547. Offered: jointly with A A/ E E 593.

ME 594 Robust Control (3)
Basic foundations of linear analysis and control theory, model realization and reduction, balanced realization and truncation, stabilization problem, coprime factorizations, Youla parameterization, matrix inequalities, H-infinity and H2 control, KYP lemma, uncertain systems, robust H2, integral quadratic constraints, linear parameter varying synthesis, applications of robust control. Offered: jointly with A A 594/E E 594; odd years; Sp.

Technical Communication

TC 521 Current Issues in Technical Communication (1, max. 3)
Presentations on current issues in technical communication. Credit/no credit only. Prerequisite: T C graduate student status or permission of instructor. Offered: AWSp.